Home › Words › G › gobbetgobbet/ˈɡɒbɪt/gobbet · noun — A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).gobbet is pronounced /ˈɡɒbɪt/.EtymologyFrom Middle English gobet, from Middle French gobet (“mouthful, piece”), diminutive of gobe. See gober.nounA quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch.A lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat.e.g.“The gobbet – the largest piece of meat served in hash or soup – was about the size of a man's thumb.” — 1875, John Cordy Jeaffreson, A Book about the Table, volume I, page 77:An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination.verbTo splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter.e.g.“The bullets that hit him […] burst the bared head into splinters. Scalp, bones and brain gobbeted the jeep as the dead boy screwed and fell sideways.” — 1972, Hugh Atkinson, The Most Savage Animal, page 242:To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.e.g.“Or, did you ever see a dog with a marrowbone in his mouth[…] how prudently he gobbets it: with what affection he breaks it: and with what diligence he sucks it.” — 1653, Thomas Urquhart, Gargantua and Pantagruel, translation of original by François Rabelais:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).